The police issued guidelines to keep children safe to all schools here on Saturday.They will all have to appoint vigilance officers and ensure that no unauthorized person — even an unrelated teacher — tries to mingle with children in school.

TNN | Updated: Jul 27, 2014, 03:22 IST

The police issued guidelines to keep children safe to all schools here on Saturday.

BANGALORE: The police issued guidelines to keep children safe to all schools here on Saturday. They will all have to appoint vigilance officers and ensure that no unauthorized person — even an unrelated teacher — tries to mingle with children in school. To make sure that vigilance officers themselves don't become predators, they will be placed in cabins.

Appointment of vigilance officers is one of the nine guidelines. All schools will have to implement the guidelines by August 31 while the east Bangalore school where a six-year-old was allegedly raped by a gym instructor will have to comply by August 15.

The other guidelines include installing CCTVs in all schoolbuses and issuing identity cards to those who pick up children from school. Schools also must ensure that bus drivers do not unnecessarily interact with children.

Schools that do not comply with the guidelines will face action for negligence that may pose danger to the life of any person, Bangalore police commissioner M N Reddi told reporters on Saturday. Schools which violate the guidelines will face action.

Reddi said, "We have taken serious note of children's safety in schools. All schools have been told to appoint vigilance officers who will be in a cabin from where they can watch the movements of unauthorized persons entering and exiting classes."

"Teachers unrelated to the subject must not be entertained in class. Sports and swimming areas will be accessed only by authorized people.... For example, a science teacher will not be allowed to go to a skating ring and mingle with children. The vigilance officer must monitor this," additional commissioner (law and order) Alok Kumar said.

"This... isolation of persons and limiting the area for the purpose (like not allowing others near swimming pools) will bring in better responsibility among the managements to increase safety of children," he said.

"In short, the school premises will be a sterile area. Persons not connected to the school will not be allowed inside," he added.

Kumar said parents, and those who drop and pick up children, should have identity cards. "If there is any delay in, or deviation from, dropping and picking up children, school authorities should be informed through SMS," Kumar said.

Guidelines:

1) School buses should appoint a male and a female staff to accompany students till they are dropped at their doorsteps. Buses should have GPS & CCTV facilities, which should be functional always. Managements should verify driving licenses of drivers and get information about their antecedents from police.

2) Managements should have written agreements with vehicle owners that owners would be solely responsible for violation of norms by drivers.

3) Managements should issue strict instructions to drivers to stay in vehicles. They should be warned not to move inside school premises and try to drag children into conversation unnecessarily.

5) Managements should appoint Floor Vigilance Officers (FVO). A transparent glass cabin should be set up for them so that they could monitor activities taking place in all directions.

6)Some of the CCTVs should be immediately repaired and more CCTVs should be installed wherever needed.

7) Identity cards with photos of students should be given to parents. Parents should give a specific cellphone number for contacting during emergencies.

8) Identity cards should be given to staff, office-bearers of management, security guards, attenders after verifying their antecedents from police. Everybody should be directed to displays ID cards while in school.

9) Management should appoint security guards who will work in three shifts. Security staff should submit report to their heads every two hours about safety status.

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